"Well, actually, after 6 years of marriage, my wife and I are getting a divorce and it's finalized!"

Everyone let out a loud gasp and the media became frenzy. Rishabh ignored them and left from there, leaving Kareena to deal with the guests and media.

"I uh thank you for coming. The Party is over!" Kareena shouted.

They waited for all the guests to go until only Luthras and Aroras were left. Kareena looked at them angrily. Shrishti was controlling her urge of laughing loudly while Mehr was frozen. Sameer was well, normal and was enjoying his drink.

"What are you still doing here? Get out!" Shrishti smirked and crossed her leg.

"Aww why Kareena ma'am? I'm getting free entertainment and I'm sure Rishabhji will want us to be here."

"Correct! You are my family. You should be aware of what I am doing." Rishabh said, coming back to the living room.

"Rishabh, divorce ? When did you even take this decision? How can you take this decision without talking to us first!" Rakhi shouted.

"Calm down, mom and I'm an adult! I can take my own decisions. I don't need you all to butt into my business. Moreover, we both wanted this, right Sherlyn?"

Sherlyn was brought back to her senses and slapped Rishabh hardly. Everyone let out a gasp. Mehr stood up but Sameer held her back.

"WHY! WHY DID YOU DO THIS TO ME! HOW DARE YOU TAKE THIS DECISION WITHOUT TELLING ME!" Sherlyn shouted.

"What do you mean by 'not telling you'? You didn't know?!" Kareena asked.

Sherlyn shook her head in no and said, "Kareena Bua, I admit these are my signatures but I don't remember signing this!"

Everyone looked at her shockingly while Rishabh had a chill expression. Shrishti couldn't help but let out a laugh. Everyone turned to look at her.

"I'm sorry! But this is so funny! You didn't know? Don't you know before signing any papers, you must READ the papers? Now you will accuse Rishabhji in tricking you in signing these papers, right?"

"I don't see how this concern you! You are not even part of this family!" Mahira interrupted.

"As if you are!" Shrishti retorted back.

"Ayee ladki, you are talking to the bahu of this house, Karan's wife. Mind your language." Kareena said angrily.

"*cough* second wife *cough*" Sameer whispered. Shrishti and Mehr chuckled.

"I'm sorry but what's so funny? Here, my nephew is talking about divorcing his wife and you guys are laughing. How insensitive!" Kareena said.

"What am I thinking is why did he take so much time? He literally wasted 6 years of his life but better late than never. I'm so happy for you Rishabhji!" Shrishti hugged him with a bright smile.

"Thank you! Finally someone who is happy with my decision!" Rishabh taunted, hugging Shrishti back.

"What do you expect from these guys, they are senseless idiots!"Shrishti said.

"Heyy, you can't insult us in our own house and who are you? You are just a stranger!" Mahira fired back.

"You and I both know who is the stranger in this house chudailji." Sameer, Mehr and Rishabh started laughing loudly. Karan also had a small smile.

"ENOUGH!" Rakhi shouted and everyone looked at her shockingly. She turned towards Rishabh and slapped him.

"Don't you have shame? Do you even care for us? Do you even realise what you did? You are divorcing your wife Rishabh! Do you know how much humiliating is that! Everyone will be blaming her! People will raise their finger at her! People will talk about us! Our family reputation will be ruined!" Rishabh laughed humorlessly.

"Really mom? Since when did you start caring about reputation! Do you want the truth, then listen, yes I tricked Sherlyn into signing these papers!" Rakhi took a step back, "Do you know how? I sent Sahir with a parcel, saying it was for her and it required her signatures. In this house, no-one liked Sahir so I used it to my advantage. Sherlyn quickly signed the papers, wanting Sahir out of her sight, and it's done! She didn't even realise that she signed her own divorce paper. It's her fault; as Shrishti said, doesn't she know to read any papers before signing?"

"So it's you who send me this letter?" Sherlyn spoke up. Rishabh looked confused.

"What letter?" He asked.

"Don't be so innocent! There was a letter in that parcel warning me about this party!"

"Sherlyn, I really don't know what you are talking about! I didn't send you any letters!"

"I send you this letter!" A voice said from the entrance.

"Siddhart Mehta..." Rishabh said in a shocked voice.

'Oh maybe, he came with the property papers. Yes! Finally I'm the owner of Luthra House!' Sherlyn thought and smirked.

"You! What are you doing here!" Kareena shouted at him.

"Miss Luthra, this is not the way to treat a guest, or should I said the owner of the house." Siddhart said smirking.

"What rubbish! Tumara dimaag kharab hai?" Kareena shouted at him again.

"Ohh I knew you would react like this, I have heard you guys also demand proof. There it is, the property papers."

Rishabh snatched the paper from Siddhart before Kareena could even take it. He looked at Siddhart and at the papers again. He then held Siddhart by the collar.

"How dare you! How dare you take our property! How did you even manage to take our property!" Sameer and Karan detached him from Siddhart.

"All thanks to your wife! She is the one who gave me the property papers." Siddhart replied, smirking at Sherlyn.

Everyone looked at Sherlyn who was trembling with fear. She didn't expect this situation to turn like that!

"Sherlyn? What is he talking about?" Kareena asked her.

"Kareena bua, he is lying! I-I didn't even meet him. Aye don't lie!" Sherlyn said strongly.

"Damn didn't expect you to betray me but what let's say did predict it. That's why I have a recording of our conversation. Should I play it?" Sherlyn started to sweat.

"Why should we believe you? Huh! You are just a stranger!" Kareena said.

"Well but it seems that Rishabh believes me, right?" Siddhart said, looking at Rishabh. The latter looked at him and then at Sherlyn.

"What do you want? Why are you troubling us?" Sameer spoke up. Siddhart looked at him.

"Ahh Sameer Arora or should I said, Sameer Luthra...I have heard about you. How you gave up Luthra name just to be with your wife, Shrishti Arora. Yes, yes, I must say, I admire you for your courage." Sameer looked at him cautiously.

"Now just be thankful that I became the owner of this house and Luthra company. I will be able to save it from drowning in debts. After all I'm not known as the best businessman for nothing." Siddhart boasted.

Everyone looked at him confusedly while Rishabh's face paled. Siddhart saw that and smirked.

"Ahh so I take it as you didn't tell your family yet. Let me do the honors; Luthra company was on verge of bankruptcy and Mr Rishabh Luthra knew that." Everyone gasped.

Shrishti, Sameer and Mehr also were surprised as they didn't know. They looked at Sahir who had his head bow down, making them realise that he knew. Sherlyn decided to use this at her advantage.

"This is why I gave him the property papers! I admit I did it." Sherlyn spoke up. Everyone looked at her.

"What!! Why?!" Kareena shouted at her angrily.

"Kareena bua, I knew that Luthra Company was on verge of bankrupcy. I wanted to help but Rishabh doesn't let me get close to him. Also, we weren't getting any new investors. So I turned to Siddhart for help. He asked me for property papers, I didn't see how it was relevant to saving our company but he insisted. I didn't know he would betray me like this! Why did you do that!" Sherlyn shouted at him.

"Wow, I must admit you act so well. Why don't you tell your family that you wanted to become the owner of Luthra House that's why you came to me for help!" Siddhart said angrily.

"Kareena bua, he's lying! I swear I just ask him for help. He betray me in the back!" Sherlyn pleaded, "I didn't have bad intention, I just wanted to help. I was desperate!"

Unfortunately, everyone fell for her words except Karan, Rishabh, Shrishmeer and Mehr. Kareena rubbed her shoulder in comfort as Sherlyn cried fakely.

"You proved today that you are really worth being the Luthra Bahu. Did you see Rishabh? She tried to save us and you want to divorce her? You won't get any better life companion than her!" Kareena said.

"This entire family is mad! Don't you see she's fooling you all?" Siddhart said, rolling his eyes, "Anyways, enough of this drama, let's get back to business."

"First of all, I need answers." Rishabh said sternly, "Did you plan all of this? Did you deliberately make me gone bankrupt?" Siddhart smirked.

"Wow, you are not that dumb after all. I'm impressed." Everyone looked at SIddhart angrily, "So I think you have your answer or should I say it?"

Rishabh marched towards him and punched him. Sameer and Karan quickly jumped in and pulled him off Siddhart.

"Rishabh! Bhai! Please he is not worth it!" Karan said, pushing Rishabh away. Siddhart smirked and rubbed the dust off his clothes.

"Yes Rishabh listen to your little brother! For once he is saying and doing something right. I have heard a lot about you also Mr Karan Luthra, star cricketer, heartthrob of the nation but a shit of human being." Karan stared at him angrily.

"Don't talk to my husband like this!" Mahira intervened. Siddhart looked at her.

"And you must be Mrs Mahira Luthra, Karan's second wife." Everyone froze.

"How-? I mean, what rubbish! I'm his only wife!" Mahira quickly said.

"Well according to my sources, you are his second wife. He was married once to Miss Preeta Arora, right, Shrishti's elder sister, the one whom he left alone on a desert road, the night of their wedding?" Everyone looked at Karan who was clenching his fists in anger, "I have heard she died. She committed suicide because of her husband. How do you even sleep at night knowing that a girl took her life because of you." Karan punched him.

"DON'T YOU EVER TAKE HER NAME WITH THIS SHITTY MOUTH OF YOURS!" Karan shouted angrily.

Siddhart looked at him angrily before whispering something in his ears, "If I was you, I would mind my language. Don't want your family to know the truth, do you? The fact that your wife, Mahira, wasn't pregnant with your child?"

Karan took step back from him and looked at him shockingly, "You? You are the one who sent me this letter?" Siddhart smirked.

"Who are you really and why are you hassling us for?" Shrishti finally spoke up.

"Finally a person who ask the correct questions!" Siddhart approached her, "Shrishti Arora, Preeta Luthra's younger sister. Your mom went to live with your eldest sister in delhi right? What's her name? Yes Pragya, Abhishek Prem Mehra's wife. I feel pity for you, you lost two sisters. One, before you could even meet and know her and the other, your mother-like sister, the one you know for your whole life. I don't understand how you could marry in your own sister's murderer family. Well I'm no one to judge."

Everyone looked at Siddharth stunned in their place. How does he know all of these things? The world didn't know that Karan Luthra was already married once to Preeta Arora. Kareena had made sure that this news didn't go out but then how does this boy know everything?

"How do you know these things?" Mehr spoke up, seeing that Shrishti wasn't in the condition to talk.

"Ahh and you must be Mehr Sharma, Shrishti's assistant and Rishabh's girlfriend. I don't blame you, Rishabh, leaving your wife for her. She is a thousand times more beautiful than your wife."

Mehr widened her eyes and looked around to see everyone's eyes on her. Rishabh, on the other hand, was seething with anger. He went towards Mehr and stood in front of her protectively.

"Don't you dare even look at her else I won't spare you." Rishabh threatened dangerously.

"Ohh itna gussa? Mehrji you hit the jackpot, this man is crazy in love with you." Mehr glared at him.

"Mami!" Kritika shouted as Rakhi held her head and was about to fall.

Karan ran to them quickly and held her, making her sit on the sofa. Kritika gave her some water to drink.

"I'm okay, don't worry." Rakhi said, staring at Rishabh who was still standing in front of Mehr protectively.

"Why are you doing all this? What enmity do you have with us?" Rishabh said.

"I want revenge! For what your family did to mine!" Siddhart shouted angrily, "And guess what Rishabh Luthra? My 1st step is successful. I'm the owner of Luthra Mansion and Luthra Company. What you were thinking is absolutely right! I stole all your new investors, projects and information. I know every dark secrets of your family, secrets that will ruin your family's reputation if they got out."

"That's impossible! Only Sahir and I know every passwords and things. How did you even do that?" Rishabh asked in confusion.

"Com'on you are not that dumb Mr Rishabh Luthra, it's pretty obvious if you think about it!" Siddhart said, looking at him.

"You have an informer in this house and I'm pretty sure it must be that boy itself!" Kareena said, pointing towards Sahir.

"Kareena bua enough! You can't blame Sahir for everything! I trust him! Why would he betray me?" Rishabh defended.

"Kareena is right Rishabh! These information are not known by anyone! The only ones to know about Preeta are those who are in this house! I'm sure you must have told him everything but how can you trust him so easily? You know him for only one year! Sahir is still a stranger!" Dadi argued.

"Sahir won't do that! I know him. He won't betray me right? Sahir? You didn't betray me right?" Rishabh said holding his shoulder.

Sahir looked at him with a blank expression. He took off Rishabh's hand from his shoulder and looked at him furiously but still there was a glimpse of guilt in his eyes.

"I'm sorry Rishabh Sir but your bua is right. I am the informer. I told him everything!" Rishabh took a step back from him.

"You-you are lying! You can't do that to me, to us! I-I trusted you! Sameer, Shrishti, Mehr, they trusted you also! Tell me it's not true!" Sahir shook his head, "WHY! WHY DID YOU BETRAY ME! I gave you everything! I consider you as part of my family, as my brother! Then why!"

"Oh com'on Rishabh, it's pretty obvious! For money, I'm sure Siddhart promise him more money. What do you expect from him? He is an orphan, he doesn't have family. I'm sure his own parents didn't want him that's why they left him. He is just dirt!" Kareena spoke up.

"I would mind my language if I were you Miss Kareena Luthra! You have no right to talk to him like that! Have some respect!" Siddhart said angrily.

"What's have to do with you? You are behaving as if we are insulting your parents!" Mahira said, rolling her eyes.

"Because you are! You want to know who he is? Why did he betray you all? You want the truth? Then hear it!" Sidharth wrapped his arm around Sahir's shoulder.

"I present you, Mr Sahir Mehta, Kabir Mehta and I's younger brother."

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17/12/2021